Mobile terminal and method of setting alarm therein

• US 8,630,150 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• Issued: 01/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Oh, Jung Yeob, Yang, Ji Sun
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W
• Application Number:
  US13/724,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20130107673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368/13, 368/28, 368/29, 368 41- 43, 368 72- 74, 368/250, 368/251, 455/556.2, 705 718- 721, 715/963
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/021 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/026 acting at a number of different times
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/963 Calendar or scheduling

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method of setting an alarm therein are provided. The mobile terminal includes a controller, a display unit, and a memory unit. The controller controls the display unit to display an alarm setting screen on which alarm dates are arranged in a first direction and alarm time points are arranged in a second direction, the alarm screen being displayed in an alarm setting mode and sets an alarm at a selected time point of each alarm date in response to selection of the alarm time point. The controller also controls the memory unit to store a set alarm on an alarm date and alarm time point. The display unit displays an alarm image at an intersection of an alarm date and an alarm time point of each set alarm.

Claims

1. A method of displaying an alarm in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying alarm time points in a first direction, alarm dates in a second direction, and an alarm image representing a preset alarm for a particular alarm time point and at least one of the alarm dates;

sequentially detecting a touch at the alarm image, a drag, and a drop; and

displaying the alarm image at a position at which the drop is detected.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the alarm image further comprises:

moving the alarm image to the position at which the drop is detected so as to change the particular alarm time point and so as to maintain the at least one of the alarm dates.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a text insert request;

receiving text; and

displaying the text in relation to a corresponding alarm image.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the text insert request corresponds to a request for inputting a memo relating to the alarm.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the alarm time points, the alarm dates, and the alarm image comprises:

displaying the alarm image at an intersection of the particular alarm time point and each of the at least one of the alarm dates.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the particular alarm time point of the preset alarm at an area at which the alarm image is not displayed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first direction is a portrait direction and the second direction is a landscape direction.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the alarm dates comprise Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the alarm time points consist of a certain hourly interval.

10. A mobile terminal for displaying an alarm, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit; and

a controller that is configured to control the display unit so as to display alarm time points in a first direction, alarm dates in a second direction, and an alarm image representing a preset alarm for a particular alarm time point and at least one of the alarm dates, to sequentially detect a touch at the alarm image, a drag, and a drop, and to display the alarm image at a position at which the drop is detected.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to move the alarm image to the position at which the drop is detected so as to change the particular alarm time point and so as to maintain the at least one of the alarm dates.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to detect a text insert request, to receive text, and to control the display unit so as to display the text in relation to a corresponding alarm image.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the text insert requests corresponds to a request for inputting a memo relating to the alarm.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to display the alarm image at an intersection of the particular alarm time point and each of the at least one of the alarm dates.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to display the particular alarm time point of the preset alarm at an area at which the alarm image is not displayed.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the first direction is a portrait direction and the second direction is a landscape direction.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the alarm dates comprise Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the alarm time points consist of a certain hourly interval.